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news
[ nooz, nyooz ]
/ nuz, nyuz /
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noun (usually used with a singular verb)
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information: His family has had no news of his whereabouts for months.
the presentation of a report on recent or new events in a newspaper or other periodical or on radio or television.
such reports taken collectively; information reported: There's good news tonight.
a person, thing, or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment; newsworthy material.Compare copy (def. 5).
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Origin of news
OTHER WORDS FROM news
newsless, adjectivenews·less·ness, nounWords nearby news
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British Dictionary definitions for news
news
/ (njuËz) /
noun (functioning as singular)
current events; important or interesting recent happenings
information about such events, as in the mass media
- the news a presentation, such as a radio broadcast, of information of this typethe news is at six
- (in combination)a newscaster
interesting or important information not previously known or realizedit's news to me
a person, fashion, etc, widely reported in the mass mediashe is no longer news in the film world
Derived forms of news
newsless, adjectiveWord Origin for news
C15: from Middle English newes, plural of newe new (adj) on model of Old French noveles or Medieval Latin nova new things
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Other Idioms and Phrases with news
news
see bad news; break the news; no news is good news.
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